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	Mario Kart 7 finishes its first week with 420,000 in sales Posted on December 07, 2011 Mario Kart 7, the latest entry in the Mario Kart series, has just released for the 3DS and has already received plenty of critical praise. It would seem the popular racing franchise still has some tread on its tires, as Mario Kart 7 has managed impressive sales numbers in only one week.
	PSA: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has a game ending bug Posted on December 06, 2011 Nintendo released a statement today detailing a bug in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword that can potentially permanently halt progress late in the game. Warning: This post contains necessary spoilers for Skyward Sword
	Tomb Raider: Underworld and more free for Playstation Plus subscribers Posted on December 06, 2011 Everyone likes free stuff, and many people like Tomb Raider. It stands to reason, then, that quite a few people would enjoy getting Tomb Raider: Underworld for free. Starting today, they can, provided they're a Playstation Plus subscriber.
	Final Fantasy XIV users will need to renew membership to keep playing Posted on December 05, 2011 Square-Enix just sent a message to Final Fantasy XIV players who still have accounts in the system. As you may recall, the game has been free-to-play since shortly after its launch, which Square-Enix has admitted didn't go as planned. The company is hard at work on a substantial revamp and the game has been free to play for quite some time as a result, but that is ending as work on the revamp continues. Today, Square-Enix outlined the process.
	South Park: The Game detailed Posted on December 05, 2011 The story begins with the player in control if a new kid in South Park. Cartman sets the new kid up with a class (Wizard, Paladin, Adventurer, Rogue, or a fifth class Cartman made up) and he joins a live action role playing game the neighbourhood kids have started which eventually evolves into a real adventure.
	Xbox owners visit the Lost Adventures of Orcs Must Die this December Posted on December 03, 2011 Orcs Must Die! was a unique blend of third-person action and tower defense and a delightful experience for those who played it. Though the PC version of the game has had DLC for some time now, it won't be until later this December that Xbox 360 owners will finally get a taste of Orcs Must Die's "Lost Adventures" DLC.
	From Dust sells half a million on XBL, PSN thanks to new IP strategy Posted on December 02, 2011 Ubisoft says they've figured out how to sell new intellectual properties: the digital marketplace. That must explain why From Dust, the download-only "god game" the publisher released this past summer, is a success. The title has been downloaded 500,000 times on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network.
	Confirmed: Xenoblade North American release a go Posted on December 02, 2011 It's been quite some time since North Americans dared to be optimistic about a North American release for Xenoblade Chronicles, the Nintendo-published RPG from Monolith that has seen release in Japan and Europe. Over the summer, a fan campaign was launched to convince Nintendo to bring Xenoblade Chronicles, Pandora's Tower, and The Last Story to the west. It sort of worked, as all three games have been announced for or released in Europe, though when they finally resp...
	Neverdead to ring in the new year with a January 31 release date Posted on December 02, 2011 Neverdead, the upcoming third-person shooter from Konami, puts players in the shoes of an immortal demon hunter named Bryce Boltzmann. It won't be long before gamers can help Bryce slay monsters either, with Konami's recent announcement that the game would be shambling its way onto store shelves January 31st, 2012.
	Bethesda patching Skyrim's patch, Creation Kit coming in January Posted on December 01, 2011 Remember that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim patch released this week? Sure, it might've fixed some things, but I'm pretty sure making dragons fly backward wasn't a part of the plan.
	South Park: The Game in the works Posted on December 01, 2011 The upcoming issue of Game Informer magazine sports a South Park cover and contains the game's official announcement. South Park: The Game is reportedly an RPG being developed by Obsidian. Yes, from Fallout: New Vegas to South Park. Told you they mean it this time.
	Hajime Tabata wants to make a sequel to 3rd Birthday Posted on December 01, 2011 Hajime Tabata is the director for both Final Fantasy Type-0 and The 3rd Birthday, the latter of which is the third entry in the Parasite Eve franchise. It would seem Tabata has not yet tired of Aya Brea, the series' protagonist, as he's expressed an interest in continuing her story even further.
	The Witcher 2 pirated 4.5 million times Posted on November 30, 2011 According to CD Projekt CEO Marcin Iwinski, after checking some illegal download sites, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has been pirated about 4.5 million times. He added "As of today we have sold over one million legal copies, so having only 4.5 - 5 illegal compies for each legal one would be not a bad ratio."
	Gearbox is looking for a real person to appear in Borderlands 2, maybe you Posted on November 29, 2011 Borderlands 2 is happening eventually, as we were reminded today in an email from Gearbox Software's PR team. The game is happening, and you can perhaps be a part of it.
	Iran prohibits sales of Battlefield 3 Posted on November 29, 2011 If you just so happen to be a game shop owner in Iran, you better get EA's first-person shooter off your shelves pronto: The country has banned the game's sale.
	Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3DS Land sell half a million each Posted on November 29, 2011 Nintendo of America bossman Reggie Fils-Aime spoke with USA Today regarding sales figures for their two big recent releases, Super Mario 3D Land for DS and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii.
	Final Fantasy XIII-2 to have Assassin's Creed Revelations DLC costume Posted on November 28, 2011 Crossovers are nothing new to video games. One need simply look at Soulcalibur to see a few out of place characters cropping up. Even so, few could have expected Assassin's Creed, of all things, to be making an appearance in Final Fantasy XIII-2.
	Skyrim patch fixes performance issues, out for PS3 players Posted on November 28, 2011 Akatosh couldn't have planned it better himself. The day our The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim review went live, Bethesda patched their recently successful open world RPG, fixing a couple of major issues console and PC players alike had encountered since the game's release in mid-November.
	Nintendo announces yet another 3DS bundle Posted on November 28, 2011 This one includes a spiffy new pink 3DS and a copy of either nintendogs + cats: French Bulldog and New Friends or nintendogs + cats: Toy Poodle and New Friends.
	OC ReMix pays Zelda tribute with 25YEARLEGEND album Posted on November 25, 2011 This year celebrates Zelda's 25th anniversary, and Nintendo has done an amazing job of honoring the franchise with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. However, they aren't the only ones interested in paying tribute to the beloved adventure series. Eighteen indie composers have come together to show their love in the form a Legend of Zelda tribute album titled 25YEARLEGEND.

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